ABCs of Death 2.5
ABCs of Death 2.5 | |
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Directed by | Various directors |
Produced by | |
Written by | Various screenwriters |
Starring | Various actors |
Music by | Various composers |
Cinematography | Various cinematographers |
Edited by | Various editors |
Production company |
Drafthouse Films Timpson Films |
Distributed by | FilmBuff |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
ABCs of Death 2.5 is a 2016 American anthology horror comedy film produced by Ant Timpson, Ted Geoghegan and Tim League. It contains different shorts, each by different directors. It is a sequel to The ABCs of Death and ABCs of Death 2.[1] It is composed of the best selections from the 540 shorts that were submitted for the previous film. It is described as, "a highlight reel for the next generation of horror filmmakers."[2] It premiered at the inaugural Nightmares Film Festival October 20, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio.[3]
Plot
Unlike the first two films, ABCs of Death 2.5 is composed of 26 "audition films" for the letter M. These films competed for the spot in ABCs of Death 2 with M is for Masticate being the winner.[4] The 26 were chosen out of more than 500 entries and are still placed in alphabetical order.[5]
List of Segments and Directors
- M is for Magnetic Tape (directed by Tim Rutherford and Cody Kennedy): A video store owner is accosted by ninjas and a crime lord and must call upon the powers of the VHS tapes to defeat them.
- M is for Maieusiophobia (The Fear of Giving Birth) (directed by Christopher Younes, sound design and music by Rami Abdou): In this stop-motion short, a pregnant woman suffering from paranoia goes into labor.
- M is for Mailbox (directed by Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini): A young vampire attacks a house on Halloween that belongs to a famed hunter.
- M is for Make Believe (directed by Summer Johnson): Two girls stumble upon a dead body and cover it in "fairy dust".
- M is for Malnutrition (directed by Peter Czikrai): A woman searches for food in a zombie-infested building.
- M is for Manure (directed by Michael Schwartz): An abusive farmer threatens his son and is attacked by the reanimated corpse of his dead wife.
- M is for Marauder (directed by Steve Daniels): A black and white parody of Mad Max on tricycles.
- M is for Mariachi (directed by Eric Pennycoff): Two men go to a Death Metal concert located underneath a Mexican restaurant, but for the concert goers, they get a surprise from the restaurant owners.
- M is for Marriage (directed by Todd E. Freeman): A marriage councilor with supernatural powers helps a woman overcome her relationship with her husband.
- M is for Martyr (directed by Jeff Stewart): A man is sacrificed.
- M is for Matador (directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero): A serial killer with a matador theme, kidnaps and tortures women by having them wear a bull mask.
- M is for Meat (directed by Wolfgang Matzl): In a world populated with living meat people, a raw piece of meat devours a meat person at a fancy restaurant.
- M is for Mermaid (directed by Ama Lea): Two fisherman catch a mermaid.
- M is for Merry Christmas (directed by Joe and Lloyd Stas): The Krampus decides to turn his life around.
- M is for Mess (directed by Carlos Faria): A man who defecates through his navel looks for a way to end it all.
- M is for Messiah (directed by Nicholas Humphries): A woman is kidnapped by a cult.
- M is for Mind Meld (directed by BC Glassberg): A man who feels no pain subjects himself to torture while a man in another room feels it all.
- M is for Miracle (directed by Álvaro Núñez): A man discovers a box that turns dreary and terrible things into miracles.
- M is for Mobile (directed by Barış Erdoğan): A man tortures his victim by receiving instructions via text message.
- M is for Mom (directed by Carles Torrens): A zombie child attempts to befriend a girl.
- M is for Moonstruck (directed by Travis Betz): In a short that uses paper puppets, the relationship between a man and a woman is complicated by a scorned lover.
- M is for Mormon Missionaries (directed by Peter Podgursky): A woman is visited by two Mormon missionaries who seem all too eager to help.
- M is for Mother (directed by Ryan Bosworth): Two women are attacked by a giant spider.
- M is for Muff (directed by Mia’Kate Russell): An old man is suffocated to death by the dead body of an obese prostitute.
- M is for Munging (directed by Jason Koch and Clint Kelly): Two men dig up a corpse, then one of them performs cunnilingus on it while the other jumps on the stomach and forces bodily fluids onto the first man's face.
- M is for Mutant (directed by Stuart Simpson): A global outbreak causes bat-like creatures to erupt from people's mouths.
References
- ↑ Winfrey, Graham. "'The ABCs of Death 2.5': Why the Indie Horror Sequel Went Straight to Vimeo". www.indiewire.com. IndieWire. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Shotwell, James. "'The ABCs Of Death 2.5' showcases the next generation of horror masters". substreammagazine.com. Substream Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Baldwin, Daniel. "Nightmares Film Festival Debuts 'The Black Room' & More (Exclusive)". bloody-disgusting.com. Bloody-Disgusting. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Miska, Brad (December 16, 2013). "Watch the Winning 'ABCs of Death 2' Short, "M Is For Masticate"!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ↑ Navarro, Meagan. "'ABCs of Death 2.5' Brings 26 More Ways to Die". Modern Horrors. Retrieved August 27, 2017.